Google bolsters security credentials with $450mn ADT investment
If you ever wanted to prove to customers that you take security seriously, a $450 million investment in one of the worlds’ most recognisable security brands is a good start.
If you ever wanted to prove to customers that you take security seriously, a $450 million investment in one of the worlds’ most recognisable security brands is a good start.
After seemingly forcing TikTok owner to divest its business in the US, the Trump administration is prepared to address “a broad array of national security risks” presented by Chinese internet and software companies.
The usual team are together for probably the last time, but you’ll have to watch the pod to find out why. They start by talking about Huawei for a change, specifically its prospects in the rest of Europe. The move on to the surprisingly exciting world of towers and passive infrastructure, before concluding with the latest from the increasingly dysfunctional Indian telecoms market.
The European Commission has released an update regarding progress to improve resiliency of 5G supply chains, finding 13 member states are failing to move at an adequate pace.
A report has claimed that the French cyber-security authority has told operators it won’t renew the licenses for any Huawei kit they buy once they expire.
The Chinese foreign ministry reckons the Wall Street Journal fabricated a story just to stir up trouble between Europe and China.
If Europe starts getting funny ideas about following the UK’s example in banning Huawei from its 5G networks, then the Chinese state could reciprocate by persecuting European kit vendors.
A host of prominent Twitter users had their accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam and claimed screenshots from the hackers show tools used to blacklist accounts.
The proposals set forward by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are now open for feedback, with the intention to lead the world on consumer IoT security standards.
For all its previous belligerent posturing, the Chinese Communist Party has been uncharacteristically reserved in response to the UK Huawei ban.
A closer look at the advice on which the UK based its decision to ban Huawei from its 5G networks reveals a mixture of rigour and improvisation.
The UK government has unveiled its revised position regarding Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G networks, banning the vendor from the UK market at the end of this year.
Various groups involving advanced Western economies are thinking of trying to develop alternatives to Huawei technology, but the UK is only allowed to take part if it does what it’s told.
Privacy authorities in the UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into Clearview AI, a US firm which provides facial recognition technologies.
In evidence presented to the UK Science and Technology Committee, BT and Vodafone execs said completely removing Huawei by 2023 would cause major disruptions, even digital blackouts.
An investigation by Vice has revealed the market in stolen data counts government agencies as customers, as they seek to bypass data privacy laws.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the world into some very dramatic changes, with connectivity critical for continuity; but what are the trends worth keeping an eye on now?
The on-going tension between the US and China is having a material impact on the telecoms industry, though the next stage of the battle plan might be to inhibit the Chinese app economy.
Spanish telecoms group Telefónica has a whole division devoted to managed security services and it reckons Nozomi Networks technology improves the IoT bit of it.
On what may be the final remote-recorded podcast, the team decided to get the inevitable Huawei segment out of the way first this week, with a look at its dwindling prospects in the UK. They move on to review recent moves around broadband and fibre investment and conclude with a look at the growing trend towards corporate activism as expressed through a Facebook advertising boycott.
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